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Message Notes:
Colossal = Massive, Immense, Of Exceptional Degree
IN THIS SERIES:
We want to give colossal focus to 4 areas:
Part 1 – The Supremacy of Jesus
Part 2 – Our Thinking
Part 3 – Our Living
Part 4 – Our Service
Main Idea:
A colossal life of service means devotion to prayer and dedication to discipleship.
We grow closer to Him and more aware of others.
Colossians 4:2-6
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful (Alert mind) and thankful (Thankful heart)…5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Vs. 7-18 - Paul’s Final Instructions and Greetings NIV
1. Devoted To Prayer
Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful (Alert mind) and thankful
Devote = give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause).
Watchful = Paying close attention to what you are praying and thinking about. Awake, alert and aware.
Thankful = Devote yourself to praying with thankfulness as your base.
Connection with God Looks Like:
Devoted to prayer. Watchful and alert in your mind. Thankful in your heart.
This is your new normal.
2. Dedicated To Discipleship
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
Colossians 4:6
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone NIV
Matthew 5:13-16
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. NLT
Main Idea:
A colossal life of service means devotion to prayer and dedication to discipleship.
We grow closer to Him and more aware of others.
Matthew 22:35-40
35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[e] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[f] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” NLT
Main Idea:
A colossal life of service means devotion to prayer and dedication to discipleship.
We grow closer to Him and more aware of others.
1. Keep Jesus first
2. Change how you think
3. Let your new thinking change how you live
4. Let your service to Christ be a priority in your life, even when it gets hard.
Colossians 4:18
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. NIV
Matthew 28:19
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[b] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” NLT
Main Idea:
A colossal life of service means devotion to prayer and dedication to discipleship.
We grow closer to Him and more aware of others.
CHALLENGE:
Easter is coming. Who are you currently devoted in prayer towards?
Who are you being wise in the way you act towards them? Making the most of every opportunity?
Who are you currently inviting with language full of grace and seasoned with salt.
If you prayed the prayer to start fresh with God today text “startagain” (one word) to 97000 so we can connect with you and help you take the next steps in this amazing decision.
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